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09/04/2014

Design of the blade in your food processor

This plays a huge roll in the overall performance of your food processor.

It is technically possible to sharpen the blade, but it is a very difficult thing to do, and I personally couldn’t name a single parson that I know (myself included), who does it regularly.

A high quality blade for your processor will feature micro serrations, which are retaining their ability to cut for much longer period of time than your razor-like smooth edge. It’s a problem even with some of the most expensive and downright best food processors in existence.

They have overpowered motors, which would obliterate anything in the bowl, even with a completely dull, never sharpened blade. If they feature a blade that goes dull fast, they will still do some job with it, thanks to the beastly motor. But your food will not be nicely chopped then, rather pulverized, and we don’t want that one bit. Blunt blades are perfect for making dough. Some models come with extra blunt blades, especially for that purpose, and that’s a huge thumb up from me.

Bowl design is the final thing we’ll have to discuss here. First, you’ll want to take a look at the feed tube. As I said before, you’ll want it to be big enough to fit your particular needs. But it’s always nice to be able to just put a giant chunk of food inside without any worries. So, if you’re indecisive, the general rule is, the bigger, the better.

I’ll translate that into some real life examples, would you prefer doing some knife work preparations on your potato by hand, or just put it whole into the feed tube? A whole block of cheese, or one piece at a time? Yeah, I thought so.

The bigger, the better, remember that when it comes to feed tubes on food processors. You’ll also want to check out for the safety features, like I’ve said in the beginning. A good quality model will feature multiple safety measures.

They won’t start the chopping business until the bowl is tightly locked in place, or before the pusher is not deep enough in the feed tube… Safety is the most important thing, and I’ll use this opportunity to point out what I’ve said before. Best food processor is the safe food processor. Last thing I’ll mention here is the sides of the bowl. The best option is if the sides are meeting orthogonally with the bottom. Little less good is an option where they slope inwards, as they approach the bottom.

The first kind of bowl serves better for chopping, and especially for making mayonnaise like emulsified sauces. The ingredients splattering around the walls o the bowl will fall much faster down, and get constantly whipped and battered. That’s what you want when emulsification is the subject of conversation.

Well. This concludes our joined effort of making you one best food processor richer. Study the guide, consult some reviews concerning food processors, and I’m sure you’ll be just fine.